The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-03
A TRAGEDY AT A WEDDING
Walter Jenkins Shot During his Daugh-
ter's Bridal Festivities.
He Dies in Half an Hour from the Wound,
Which Is Caused by the Accidental
Discharge of a Revolver.

The wedding festivities at the home OF w al
lace Jenkins, on tho Shelbyville pike, near tho
Belt railroad, resulted IN tragedy at o'clock
last night. by of the guests accidentally shoot
ing Mr. Jenkins. the father of the bride. The
young who fired the shot is Carl Lipp,
German eighteen years of age, who has been in
America but eighteen months. The occasion OF
the gathering was the marriage of Miss Mamie
Jenkins to Benjamin Williams. and quite num-
Der Of the German friends of the contracting
parties were present by invitation, among them
Lipp, who. with his widowed mother, occupied
house next door to the father Of the bride. The
ceremony was performed at o'clock, and then,
in accordance with the German CUSTOM the
young men present went out the commons to
do some shooting. Lpp furnished the revolver
for the purpose, and the principal enter
tainer of the young present AFTER the
outdoor sport had been kept mp for half
hour the young invited in side
to partake of the lunch that had been spread.
After the last shot fired, the revolver was
handed to Lipp and he stuck it into the right
front pocket of his trousers and went into the
house with it in that position. He sat down in
a corner opposite to Mr.. Jenkins. and, after the
lunch had been passed, Mrs. Wanda Schultz,
who sat near him. noticed that he was moving
about on his chair if uncomforta bic.
What Is the matterf" asked Mrs. Schultz.
This revolver hurts me-" was the renly.
''Why don't you take it out and put it in your
coat pocketp she said
Lipp remarked that he would. and drew the
weapon from his trowser's pocket AS ne
in the act of raising it to his coat pocket, it was
discharged, and the ball-a 32-caliber-
struck Mr.. Jenkins in the abdomen. DIR. Hersey
who resides in the neigh borhood, was called
Immediately, but ne found it impossible to do
anything for the when he arrived, and
death occurred in half an hour after the shot
fired.
Young Lipp was SO frightened that he didn't
know what course to pursue. He was advised
by his friends to to the police station and give
himself up, and he left home at ii o'clock for that
purpose. At a late hour he had not reached the
station house. and the police having peen no.
tilted OF the crime. started out to hunt him.
The superstition is that he either did not know
where to find the station house. in his fright
At o'clock this morning. however. he
his relatives. He said that he his way
to the police station, intending to give himself
up when he met friend and advised
do nothing of the kind Therefore he went to
tie home of his relatives, instead of to the
police station.
Lipp has been employed in the wheel-works
since ne came to the city, and was regarded
steady, Industrious young man. The police
were inclined Co believe that the killing was not
accidental, but taking all the Information at
hand last night, there seems to be nothing to
and Jenkins were friends and trouble has
ever occurred between the families of the two.
jenkins was forty line years of age, and day
Ia borer.